Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 887 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
18. 18.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) yeast
24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper

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